Josh and Nick ooze about "Tourniquet," the fourth track off Antichrist Superstar. This song and music video were the stylemaker for two impressionable boys so they approach it with bittersweet feelings. They're all bittersweet, aren't they? Except for the bitter ones. But those were the ones sprinkles with a little Sinister Spice. Topics include:

• Dirty Pop
• While My Guitar Gently Whines
• Two Lyrics Alike in Dignity
• Stupidcringyweird 90s Aesthetic
• Spit Dog Horse Flies
• Wedge to the Mainstream
• Alone in the Shower
• A Dance of Prosthetics
• Cat Food
• Take Yow
• Emotionally, Artistically Spent
• The Good Old Days Are Just Old Days
• Great to See You Smiling
• Minerals of Sadness
• Warning: Two Cis Straight White Guys Talking About Gender Norms
• Is Linda Williams Listening?
• The Parlor Trick of Twist
• Sell-Outs and Posers
• Dear Guy with the Devil Horns Medallion
• Jared Leto Can Speak to You
• The Sugar Ray Mutation
• The Red Hot Chili Peppers Happen to You
• Sinister Spice

Content by other people that did not give us permission to use it but we hope they fall under fair use to illustrate our points:

• "Mr. Rogers" by Korn
• Dead Ringers (1988)
• "Breathe" by Sugar Ray
• "Fly" by Sugar Ray (don't let Nick convince you otherwise)
• "Ghosts" by The Side Deal

Josh and Nick were best friends in high school and helped each other through the difficult times as sensitive boys amidst chaos. They were also big fans of dark and loud music, including albums created by people who were monsters in real life. Nick now lives in California, Josh in Georgia, but they reconnected recently to talk about what the heck they were thinking 25 years ago and how it shaped them. This is not nostalgia.

Intro and Outro music by Overwhelmed (BandCamp)
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